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Veterans Benefits Enrollment

Creator: Adjutant General's Department. Adjutant General's Office

Date: 1883, 1889, and 1930

Level of Description: Series

Material Type: Government record

Call Number: AR107-AR113, AR7479-AR7488 (1883, 1930.)

Unit ID: 190462

Restrictions: (#04545) Restricted.
(#02461) Restricted.

Space Required/Quantity:

  • 1.00 Microfilm roll(s) (35mm)
  • 17.00 Microfilm roll(s) (16mm)
  • 47.00 Cubic foot box(es)

Title (Main title): Veterans Benefits Enrollment

Scope and Content

Scope and content: Contains veterans benefits enrollment of Civil War and World War I veterans (or of their widows and orphans) gathered in 1883, 1889, and 1930. The unit contains over 47 cubic feet (including microfilm) of materials. Arranged by county, each enrollment includes: veteran's branch of service; name of township or city or ward; county; assessor; veteran's name; address; widow's and orphan(s)'s names and address; veteran's rank at discharge; and military organization. The corresponding index for the 1930 enrollment information is provided on 10 rolls of 16mm microfilm (AR7479-AR7488). Duplicate sets of these records are present. See the Adjutant General's Office's finding aid for complete information about the benefits enrollment documents. See also #196670, Enrollment of Civil War Soldiers (1883), Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs, Kansas State Soldiers Home records.

Locators:

Locator Contents
028-10-08-01 to 028-10-08-02  (#00462) 1930. Enrollment of World War I Veterans or Their Widows and Orphans. Allen-Decatur counties. Arranged alphabetically by county name. (2 cubic boxes) 
028-12-07-01 to 028-13-06-02  (#00462) 1930. Enrollment of World War I Veterans or Their Widows and Orphans. Dickinson-Wyandotte counties and then Allen-Wyandotte (duplicate sets?). Arranged alphabetically by county name. Set 1, volumes 10-43 (Dickinson-Wyandotte counties with Leavenworth Supplemental Report). Set 2, volumes 1-43 (Allen-Wyandotte counties plus Leavenworth Supplemental Report). (23 cubic boxes) 
028-13-06-03 to 028-14-05-03  (#02461) 1889. Civil War. Enrollment of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors or Their Widows and Orphans. Enrollment for benefit claims. Includes information about veterans from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. See the Adjutant General's Office's finding aid for a detailed description of the materials. (22 cubic boxes) 

Microfilm:

  • AR 107: (#04545) Allen Co.-Chautauqua Co. 1883-1883
  • AR 108: (#04545) Cherokee Co.-Elk Co. 1883-1883
  • AR 109: (#04545) Ellsworth Co.-Johnson Co. 1883-1883
  • AR 110: (#04545) Kingman Co.-Mitchell Co. 1883-1883
  • AR 111: (#04545) Montgomery Co.-Pratt Co. 1883-1883
  • AR 112: (#04545) Rawlins Co.-Shawnee Co. 1883-1883
  • AR 113: (#04545) Sheridan Co.-Woodson Co. 1883-1883
  • AR 7479 no. 2: (#05757) Index to Enrollment of WWI Veterans: Aaderson, Clarence S. to Bigler, Earl Smelder 1930-1930
  • AR 7480: (#05757) Index to Enrollment of WWI Veterans: Bigot, Walter Daniel to Cornett, John M. 1930-1930
  • AR 7481: (#05757) Index to Enrollment of WWI Veterans: Cornett, Robert S. to Forrest, James Alvin 1930-1930
  • AR 7482: (#05757) Index to Enrollment of WWI Veterans: Forrester, Harold to Hill Chas (Charles?) 1930-1930
  • AR 7483: (#05757) Index to Enrollment of WWI Veterans: Hill, Charles to Laird, Jack L. 1930-1930
  • AR 7484: (#05757) Index to Enrollment of WWI Veterans: Laird, McKinley Earnest to Miller, Emo (Emilio?) 1930-1930
  • AR 7485: (#05757) Index to Enrollment of WWI Veterans: Miller, Earnest C. to Porter, Thomas Isaac 1930-1930
  • AR 7486: (#05757) Index to Enrollment of WWI Veterans: Porter, William Frazier to Serrtland, Forrest Edward 1930-1930
  • AR 7487: (#05757) Index to Enrollment of WWI Veterans: Servis, Orville Charles to Tucker, Earnest Edward 1930-1930
  • AR 7488: (#05757) Index to Enrollment of WWI Veterans: Tucker, Everett to Zwanziger, Martin 1930-1930
  • MF 160: Enrollment of Soldiers Act of 1883 (Reel 2, Filmed in 1951, Duplicates AR108). 1883-1883

Index Terms

Subjects

    Kansas. Militia
    Kansas. National Guard
    Veterans' affairs
    Veterans' benefits forms
    Orphans
    United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
    Veterans
    Widows
    World War, 1914-1918

Creators and Contributors

    Kansas. Adjutant General's Office

Agency Classification:

    Kansas State Agencies. Adjutant General's Department. Adjutant General's Office.

Additional Information for Researchers

Restrictions: (#04545) Restricted.
(#02461) Restricted.